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labour 2024/25 is more new labour
theme 1
economic
weak 1
2024 budget saw £40bn increase in taxes
Rachel Reeves - biggest revenue raiser will be increase in taxes paid by employers, raising up to £25bn a year
strong 1
2024 election manifesto promised no tax rises
cap corporation tax at current 25% level
theme 2
welfare (education)
weak 2
VAT on fees for private schools
20% to pay for 6,500 teachers in state schools
strong 2
university tuition fees have gone up
from £9,250 to £9,535
theme 3
law and order
weak 3
early release of prisoners
license into community after 40% or more served → aim to rehabilitate
strong 3
early release scheme was motivated by economic concerns
money needed to build more prisons needed
new respect orders
repeat perpetrators of anti-social behaviour subject to tough restrictions on behaviour eg. street drinking, vandalism or noisy off-road bikes